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What is the source of the English word immunity?
The Latin term immunis, meaning 'exempt'
Who were the first to attempt deliberate induction of immunity?
Chinese and Turks in the fifteenth century
What did Thucydides observe during the plague in Athens?
Only those who had recovered from the plague could nurse the sick
What disease were the Chinese and Turks attempting to prevent in the fifteenth century?
Smallpox
What observation led to the growth of the discipline of immunology?
Individuals who had recovered from certain infectious diseases were protected from the disease
What was the source of the English word immunity?
The Latin term immunis
Who were the first to attempt deliberate induction of immunity?
The Chinese and Turks
What disease were the Chinese and Turks attempting to prevent in the fifteenth century?
Smallpox
What did Thucydides observe during the plague in Athens?
Only those who had recovered from the plague could nurse the sick
What observation led to the growth of the discipline of immunology?
Individuals recovered from certain infectious diseases were thereafter protected from the disease
Test your knowledge of the historical perspective of immunology with this quiz. Explore the origins and development of the discipline, and discover how observations of infectious diseases led to the understanding of immunity.
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